Voicebox: Museums & Heritage on Voice
Voice takes a look at museums and heritage venues, showing the rich and creative role they play in our culture and the different jobs they offer. We also find out how museums are offering Arts Award in unusual ways!
Image: Steven Vacher
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Photo Blog
12 August 2020“Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside!”
View Photo BlogThe school holidays have officially started and while we may not be going abroad on holiday, many of us are looking forward to short breaks or days out in this country.
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Review
29 July 2020Studio 2 - John Charles Exhibition
View ReviewJohn Charles exhibition and latest commission reveal
Held at studio 2 Liverpool
Written by Danni Skelding
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Review
27 July 2020John Charles - Exhibition Review
View ReviewReview of John Charles solo exhibition
Written by Danni Skelding
26.07.20
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Event
27 June 2020 – 31 December 2020Clay Museum at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
View EventCLAY Museum is an Arts Council funded programme to support secondary schools in engaging with the Museum and its collections.
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23 June 2020 – 31 December 2020The Watercolour World - The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery online collection
View EventView our collection of watercolour paintings collated by The Watercolour World, a UK-based charity working with public and private collections from around the world to create a free online database of documentary watercolours painted before 1900.
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Photo Blog
19 June 2020Personal Stories of the Second World War – Part 1
View Photo BlogLes Roberts, one of our Visitor Services Team, tells his family story:
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Photo Blog
19 June 2020To My Father from your Loving Son: A Message from the Front
View Photo BlogFather’s Day is a day of honouring fathers and many of us will be sending cards and gifts to celebrate. The day itself is relatively recent, nevertheless there is a long tradition of honouring and showing appreciation to one’s father.
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Event
20 June 2020 – 31 July 2020The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery Potty Gardening Club
View EventWith many of us spending more time at home, now is the perfect chance to discover the wildlife living on your patch. Exploring the garden is a great way to connect with nature.
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Review
20 February 2020Dora Maar - Tate Modern Exhibition
View ReviewDora Maar was a surrealist photographer and artist in the 1930s, most famous for being Picasso’s model for his artwork “Weeping Woman” however she was so much more than that.
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Event
2 March 2020 – 6 March 2020CLAY Museum - International Women's Day at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
View EventThis March, in partnership with The British Ceramics Biennial we are running free cross-curricular ceramic workshops for secondary schools at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.
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17 September 2019Fusion Prize Symposiums: The Need
View EventLearn more about the FUSION PRIZE, a new competition (with a £50K prize fund) to find innovative ways to upskill future generations, empowering them to meet the demands of today’s employers.
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2 August 2019Family Activity - Life of Napoleon: Biography and Art workshop
View EventExplore our collection of J.M.W. Turner’s illustrations for the book ‘Life of Napoleon’ and make your own art inspired by your life.
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Review
20 February 2019
Hidden/Revealed by Sarah Davies - Review
View ReviewI hope you enjoy reading this short review. If you want to see some pictures just search Sarah Davies Hidden Revealed. I would have put some in but I'm not sure who they belong to. If you like her art feel free to support her in her artistry; as Sarah is a family friend I know that she has stuggled to earn a living from just art alone but would love to.
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Review
19 February 2019Crusader by Gerry Judah - Imperial War Museum North
View ReviewAt the Imperial War Museum North there is a really interesting sculpture called Crusader. I hope you enjoy reading about it as much as I did writing the review and visiting it!
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Review
19 February 2019Great and Tiny War by Bobby Baker - a review
View ReviewThis is a review on when I went to the Installation called Great and Tiny war installed into a house. I hope you enjoy reading this and find it useful. I would thoroughly urge you to go and see it if it comes back to Newcastle or goes anywhere else.
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Event
18 February 2019Anglo-Saxon Clay Pots at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
View EventCreate your own Anglo Saxon Pot from clay, inspired by our collection and decorate it with the Runic Alphabet.
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10 February 2019Chinese New Year - Clay Pig tile activity
View EventWelcome in the Chinese New Year of the Pig at the museum with traditional music and dance including Dragon, Lion and Unicorn dance performances.
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10 February 2019Chinese New Year of the Pig
View EventWelcome in the Chinese New Year of the Pig at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery with traditional music and dance including Dragon, Lion and Unicorn dance performances.
Other activities include Chinese craft workshops, firecrackers, acrobatics and much more. Free.
